Does Flavored Water Count as "Water"?

carrierella
carrierella Posts: 109 Member
edited September 19 in Food and Nutrition
This sounds like a stupid question, but I have to ask anyway.

If I add crystal light to my water, does that still count as "water intake"? What about soup broths? Juices?

Curious how all of you count your water consumption. Exclusively water... or vitamin waters, etc... too??

Thanks!

Carrie

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  • carrierella
    carrierella Posts: 109 Member
    This sounds like a stupid question, but I have to ask anyway.

    If I add crystal light to my water, does that still count as "water intake"? What about soup broths? Juices?

    Curious how all of you count your water consumption. Exclusively water... or vitamin waters, etc... too??

    Thanks!

    Carrie
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    no
  • fiddlechic
    fiddlechic Posts: 196
    I think flavored water counts as long as it is unsweetened, calorie free. dasani has new flavored waters with zero anything. now powerades, and things like that dont count, same with juices, broth etc.I tend to drink about 72 ounces of plain water and then another 24 ounces of tea and/or flavored waters.
  • codykitty
    codykitty Posts: 729
    crystal light, tea no sweetener etc. counts as water! It does at WW anyway and according to my doctor.

    vitamin water or anything with sugar or calories is a big fat no!
  • JillDavisWright
    JillDavisWright Posts: 18 Member
    Yes!
  • MacMadame
    MacMadame Posts: 1,893 Member
    It all counts towards your fluid intake for the day.

    Though some people say it doesn't count if it has caffeine. But others disagree.

    It even counts if it has sugar in it (i.e., Vitamin Water), but drinking your calories isn't a good use of your calories IMO. But that doesn't mean it's not fluid, because it is.
  • strawberry25shortcake
    strawberry25shortcake Posts: 183 Member
    It all counts towards your fluid intake for the day.

    Though some people say it doesn't count if it has caffeine. But others disagree.

    It even counts if it has sugar in it (i.e., Vitamin Water), but drinking your calories isn't a good use of your calories IMO. But that doesn't mean it's not fluid, because it is.

    True. It all does count towards your fluid intake for the day. But, just like with food, you wanna make sure you are taking in enough of the "good fluids" and less of the "bad ones". I, for example, count only pure water...kind of to make sure I take enough of the "good fluids". That way I know I am over when counting all the other "bad fluids".
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
    It all counts towards your fluid intake for the day.

    Though some people say it doesn't count if it has caffeine. But others disagree.

    It even counts if it has sugar in it (i.e., Vitamin Water), but drinking your calories isn't a good use of your calories IMO. But that doesn't mean it's not fluid, because it is.

    wrong quote...my bad
  • xbonbonx
    xbonbonx Posts: 170
    I think it does, but I'm one that doesn't like drinking water that much... I drink sparkling water beverages and Propel... I really do think it should count. there's water in it. if you don't drink any plain water and just have fruits, veggies, other drinks, etc; you don't get dehydrated because there are water in those things... so using that as a guideline, flavored water should count as water.
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